Risk
Issue #68, Fall 2018
Creative Nonfiction #68: “Risk” explores how we balance the threat of loss against the promise of gain. Writers recall the thrill and terror of going off the high-dive and skiing alone in avalanche country (which one really shouldn’t do). They impulsively invite famous chefs over for dinner, set off on poorly planned road trips, and weigh the advantages of medicating their children.
Plus, the role of litmags in the Trump era; how to “get naked” on the page; lessons from John McPhee; tiny truths; and more.
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What's the Story #68 Lee Gutkind
"All of us who write know that every hour we devote to out notepad or keyboard involves monumental risk." read more
Politics in Prose Jennifer Niesslein
A litmag editor reconsiders the role of personal essays in the Trump era read more
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An interview with Patricia Hampl
It only takes a minute to destroy a marriage.
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Show Me All Your Scars
Edited by Lee Gutkind
Addressing bipolar disorder, OCD, trichotillomania, self-harm, PTSD, and other diagnoses, these original true stories vividly depict the difficulties and sorrows--and sometimes, too, the unexpected and surprising rewards--of living with mental illness.
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WINTER COURSES START JANUARY 7, 2019 and include classes on Advanced Historical Narratives, Advanced Memoir & Personal Essay, Creative Nonfiction Boot Camp, Flash Essay, Narrative Medicine, the Nonfiction Book Proposal, Writing the Lyric Essay, and more.
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